Dáil debates
Thursday, 11 November 2010
General Practitioner Services
3:00 pm
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
I concur with other speakers and I encourage the Minister to open up the GMS scheme to suitably qualified GPs. I echo the point made by Deputy Ó Caoláin about the shortage of GPs in the country. Certain areas such as Tallaght have no GP practice. If the contract is to be changed, I appeal to the Minister to ensure that in the opening of up the GMS scheme to GPs, they do not all end up in Grafton Street with no one out in Tallaght. The message is clear that we need to have a structure to encourage GPs into areas where they are needed to provide a service.
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